Ethiopias Ayele Abshero along with Dinknesh Mekash, a two-time winner in Mumbai, will lead the elite field at the 14th edition of the Mumbai Marathon here on January 15.
Abshero is the fastest man on the start-line (2:04:23).
Joining the best in the world will be top Indian athletes -- Olympian Kheta Ram, M.D. Yunus and Elam Singh as well as Jyoti Gawate, Monica Raut and Monica Athare -- who will take centrestage and vie for the top honours.
This time, the event will have an all-time high with 6,342 runners registering for the full marathon.
The half marathon and dream run saw 14,663 and 19,980 entries, respectively.
--IANS
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